Seafarer Abandonment
Every year, the ITF and its affiliates deal with a number of cases of ‘abandonment’, where a shipowner ‘abandons’ their responsibilities for the ship and its crew.
The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) states that abandonment occurs when a shipowner;
- fails to cover the cost of the seafarer’s repatriation; or
- has left the seafarer without the necessary maintenance and support; or
- has otherwise unilaterally severed their ties with the seafarer including failure to pay contractual wages for a period of at least two months’
When this happens, the ITF Seafarers' Support team and our team of Inspectors will try their best to repatriate the crew and recover any outstanding wages.
All of the cases listed here have been reported to the International Labour Organization’s Abandonment of Seafarers database which provides further details, and also provides information on cases reported by governments and other organisations.
Get in touch about abandonment:
- If you’re a seafarer, and you think your ship may have been abandoned, you should contact ITF Seafarer Support
- If you’re a journalist interested in learning more about one or several of these abandonment cases, please contact the ITF’s media team
ITF current cases
| Vessel Name | IMO | Flag | Port | Country | Owed Wages | Seafarers | Nationalities | Reported to ITF Sort ascending | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA CRUZ | 7615414 | Italy | Geona | Italy | 2 months | 30 | Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia | Open | |
| HASKAL | 8605480 | Mongolia | Haifa | Israel | 2 months | 8 | Azerbaijan, india | Open | |
| NIRVANA | 9158161 | Unknown | Pipavav Bhar Nagar | India | 2 months | 22 | India | Open | |
| GAS ELISABETH | 9261578 | Potugal | Izmit | Turkiye | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia, Latvia | Open | |
| GBP MARINE | 9711054 | Tazania | Tanga | Tanzania | 2 months | 14 | Bangladesh, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| KOKOO | 9114074 | Tanzania | Noumea | New Caledonia | 2 months | 8 | China, Myanmar | Open | |
| GLOBAL BEAUTY | 9221267 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 2 months | 18 | Georgia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| JIAN YANG HUI | 9532070 | Mongolia | Nghe Tinh anchorage | Vietnam | 3 months | 9 | Ghana | Open | |
| ZEG GLORY | 9152571 | Palau | Larnaca | Cyrpus | 2 months | 14 | India, Turkiye | Open | |
| DALAL QUEEN | 8812954 | Comoros | Hodaydah | Yemen | 3 months | 11 | Egypt, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| WARRIOR KING | 9038854 | Unknown | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 24 | Venezuela | Open | |
| YORACO | 9503586 | Iran | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 29 | Venezuela | Open | |
| HC WAND | 9298430 | Togo | Zhoushan | China | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia, South Korea | Open | |
| RAY | 8222434 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 2 months | 8 | Egypt, Pakistan | Open | |
| COLON | 9503574 | Unknown | Punta Cardon | Venezuela | 4 months | 29 | Venezuela | Open | |
| S. J. BOSS | 9168532 | Comoros | Dubai | UAE | 3 monthd | 19 | Egypt, India, Iraq, Syria | Open | |
| SOLDIER | 9590008 | Tanzania | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 22 | Venezuela | Open | |
| PESCADORES | 8865107 | Tanzania | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 3 months | 9 | Indonesia | Open | |
| ISIK 4 | 8906303 | Vanuatu | Hafia | Israel | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan, Turkiye | Open | |
| SEDRA | 9043146 | Panama | Sohar | Oman | 3 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan | Open | |
| MAYBACH | 8134522 | Tanzania | Dakar | Senegal | 3 months | 9 | Azerbaijan, India, Turkiye | Open | |
| EREN BULBUL | 9246308 | Panama | Iskenderum | Turkiye | 2.5 months | 14 | Azerbijan, Turkiye, Ukraine | Open | |
| SKY RIDER | 9208124 | Palau | Panama Canal | Panama | 2 months | 22 | Georgia, Russia | Open | |
| MEER NA | 8841357 | Cameroon | Istanbul | 8841357 | 3 months | 9 | Egypt, India, Iran, Syria | Open | |
| ORIENTE NO. 7 | 8430586 | Libya | Tuzla | Turkiye | 4 months | 7 | India | Open | |
| SERNAKH | 7726392 | Unknown | Duqm | Oman | 11 | India | Open | ||
| KARADENIZ POWERSHIP GOKSEL BEY | 9121845 | Liberia | Bata | Equatorial Guinea | 2 months | 18 | Turkiye | Open | |
| BGMS BADER | 9944405 | Panama | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Nigeria, Russia, Tanzania | Open | |
| ANKA | 9365415 | Tanzania | Reni anchorage | Ukraine | 6 months | 13 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India | Open | |
| LADY GHEDA 1 | 7616004 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 13 | India | Open | |
| SUKHOR ALKHALEEJ | 9104419 | Panama | Shuaiba ancorage | Kuwait | 2 months | 27 | Egypt, India, Jordan, Ukraine | Open | |
| SEA MOON | 9647344 | Comoros | Koper | Solvenia | 4 months | 18 | India, Syria, Ukraine | Open | |
| GAS ATHENA | 9267950 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 17 | Azerbaijan, Iran, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| JETMAX 2 | 9006447 | Comoros | Sinop | Turkiye | 3 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| MARIDIVE VII | 8120909 | Panama | Safaga | Egypt | 4 months | 1 | Egypt | Open | |
| ANNECY | 9200859 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 16 | India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Syria | Open | |
| GLOBAL HAWK | 9422859 | Unknown | Sawakin Digna anchorage | Sudan | 2 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| MS MELENIA | 9302023 | Unknown | Aruba ancorage | Aruba | 25 | Georgia, Ukraine | Open | ||
| JIN LONG 389 | 8357069 | China | An-Ping | Taiwan | 2 months | 9 | Myanmar | Open | |
| ELEEN NEPTUNE | 9430844 | Liberia | Haifa | Israel | 3 months | 21 | Bulgaira, India, Indonesia, Ukraine | Open | |
| NAMI | 9124706 | Tanzania | An-Ping | Taiwan | 3 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| SEA ARIES | 9297125 | Belize | Thessaloniki anchorage | Greece | 3 months | 11 | Azerbaijan, Russia | Open | |
| KAREWOOD BRAVE | 9281516 | Bahamas | Porto Nogaro | Italy | 3 months | 9 | Ukraine | Open | |
| JAMILAH | 9133185 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 3 months | 17 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| TANYA | 9153135 | Comoros | Sahrjah | UAE | 3 months | 14 | Ethiopia, India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| EMMA | 8101599 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 4 months | 6 | India | Open | |
| PRIDE | 9813307 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Dubai | UAE | 4 months | 8 | Philippines, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| WATERLOO | 1072361 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 14 | India | Open | |
| MALA KADO | 9141912 | Guinea-Bissau | Suez anchorage | Egypt | 4 months | 3 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| STAR APOLLO | 9644897 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Batam | Indonesia | 5 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| KLARA | 9781827 | Croatia | Split | Croatia | 2.5 months | 5 | Croatia | Open | |
| VASILIY BOZHENKO | 8623999 | Ukraine | Diliskelesi | Turkiye | 5 months | 7 | Ukraine | Open | |
| OXIN | 9190274 | St. Maarten | Zhoushan | China | 3 months | 13 | India, Iran | Open | |
| TARA | 9109938 | St. Kitts & Nevia | Aqaba | Jordan | 3 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| HERITAGE | 8812931 | Palau | Duqm | Oman | 2 months | 22 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| VESTLANDIA | 8211100 | Unknown | Benghazi | Libya | 4 months | 16 | Philippines | Open | |
| PEGASUS 02 | 9146869 | Palau | Suez | Egypt | 5 months | 18 | India, Somalia, Syria | Open | |
| HAWKS JAUAAHIRU | 9174232 | Cameroon | Male | Maldives | 4 months | 15 | India, Indonesia, Maldives | Open | |
| AVADH | 9564358 | Palau | Tuticorn | India | 4 months | 10 | India, Myanmar | Open | |
| AMUR-2528 | 8727850 | Russia | Alat | Azerbaijan | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| ARMAN 114 | 9116412 | Iran | Batam | Indonesia | 2 months | 14 | Iran, Syria | Open | |
| SENCER 1 | 9311804 | Tanzania | Mumbai | India | 3 months | 11 | Indonesia | Open | |
| MOUNT | 9252618 | Unknown | Dubai | UAE | 6 months | 15 | India, Indonesia, Pakistan | Open | |
| DORRAT JEDDAH | 7203912 | Panama | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 23 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sudan | Open | |
| GOLDEN HORIZON | 9793545 | Croatia | Split | Croatia | 3 months | 22 | Bosnia, Croatia, Indonesia, Ukraine | Open | |
| NORDIC BAHARI | 8203153 | Indonesia | Surabaya | Indonesia | 2 months | 39 | Australia, Indonesia, Russia | Open | |
| VIGOROUS | 9298521 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 22 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| JOY GLORY | 1032672 | Jamaica | Zhoushan | China | 4 months | 14 | China, Indonesia | Open | |
| DNIPRO LINE | 9136371 | Ukraine | Tuzla | Turkiye | 6 months | 7 | Ukraine | Open | |
| ELEEN EVA | 9527415 | Liberia | San Lorenzo | Argentina | 2 months | 22 | Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Russia, Turkiye, Ukraine | Open | |
| SAGER VIJAY | 8401183 | India | Mumbai | India | 4 months | 2 | India | Open | |
| AYA ZANOUBYA | 7702994 | Tanzania | MBM | Albania | 5 months | 11 | Albania, Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| GOLDEN PALM | 7636339 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 2 months | 17 | Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Namibia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| BGMS SPLENDOR | 9944376 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 8 months | 11 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Russia, Tanzania | Open | |
| SU GAS | 9134361 | Comoros | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 10 | India, Iran | Open | |
| JETMAX 5 | 8409654 | Unknown | Unye | Turkiye | 4 months | 9 | India | Open | |
| HADI 38 | 9589920 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 9 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| GNL 1015 | 9468657 | Brazil | Niteroi | Brazil | 2 months | 10 | Brazil | Open | |
| SUDARSHAN | 1043592 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 8 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| HADI 50 | 9845348 | Bahrain | Dubai | UAE | 6 months | 8 | Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| ADRIATICO | 8528591 | Guinea-Bissau | Gulluk | Turkiye | 3 months | 2 | Turkiye | Open | |
| GNL 1001 | 9630327 | Brazil | Macae | Brazil | 2 months | 16 | Brazil | Open | |
| HADI 49 | 9845336 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| GNL 1008 | 9667590 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2 Months | 12 | Brazil | Open | |
| HIMS 11 | 9615494 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 5 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| SUNNY LYNN | 9124926 | Panama | Giresun | Turkiye | 6 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| ANNA I | 9175016 | Tanzania | El Guamache anchorage | Venezeula | 2 months | 8 | Venezeula | Open | |
| SIDIA 1 | 7242683 | Cape Verde | Dakar | Senegal | 4 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| GRACE | 9486300 | Antigua & Barbuda | Hafia | Israel | 2 months | 15 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| KV-ARI | 9177466 | Liberia | Istanbul | Turkiye | 2 months | 17 | India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| CAPTAIN ADAM 1 | 8914087 | Tanzania | Djibouti | Djibouti | 9 months | 18 | Egypt, India, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| MISTER YUNIS | 9327126 | Comoros | Tuzla | Tkiye | 5 months | 10 | India, Myanmar, Ukraine | Open | |
| SAN LORENZO | 9141053 | Philippines | Balayan | Philippines | 10 months | 9 | Bangladesh, Syria | Open | |
| RICH ISLAND | 9003732 | Togo | Ningde | China | 3 months | 8 | China, Indonesia | Open | |
| JJ-330 | Tanzania | Malaysia | 4 months | 1 | India | Open | |||
| PROSPERITY 1 | 7715422 | Tanzania | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2 months | 10 | Colombia, Panama, Venezuela | Open | |
| CHEM | 9240914 | Unknown | Bushehr | Iran | 4 months | 13 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| VECTIS ISLE | 8903040 | Comoros | Varna | Bulgaria | 2.5 months | 5 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| LORD 17 | 9146091 | Comoros | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 4 months | 25 | Bangladesh, India, Syria | Open | |
| NEW WAY | 8857693 | Cameroon | Aliaga | Turkiye | 2 months | 15 | Kazakhstan, Ukraine | Open | |
| GULF WAVE 4 | 8310164 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 5 | India | Open | |
| SICIILIA | 8129486 | Guinea-Bassau | Marina Di Portopalo | Italy | 8 | Turkiye | Open | ||
| VARUNA | 9269934 | Panama | Varna | Bulgaria | 3 months | 19 | Ukraine | Open | |
| GLOBAL HARK | 9030759 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 8 months | 1 | India | Open | |
| LSS SUCCESS | 6927092 | Panama | Salalah | Oman | 9 months | 13 | India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tanzania | Open | |
| INSOMNIA | Malta | Nice | France | 3 months | 5 | Antigue, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy | Open | ||
| LARUS | 9148506 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Hamriyah | UAE | 14 months | 15 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| BIRD 16 | 9124201 | Comoros | Mersin | Turkiye | 9 months | 15 | Bangladesh, India, Syria | Open | |
| BESART | 8104591 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 3 months | 10 | India, Syria | Open | |
| BEST 8 | 9114050 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Suez | Egypt | 9 months | 17 | Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| CELINE | 9305609 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 3 months | 25 | Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| ABDELRAHMAN-K | 750002 | Togo | Sudan | Sudan | 8 months | 12 | Egypt, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| ARABIAN ENERGY | 9417490 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 7 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| JOURI | 9174775 | Panama | Damietta | Egypt | 5 months | 30 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| ARDHIANTO | 9100528 | Togo | Djibouti | Djibouti | 3 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syris, Sudan | Open | |
| X-PRESS NUPTSE | 9678630 | Liberia | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 2 months | 23 | Bangladesh, Chia, India, Morocco, Russia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine | Open | |
| SUNRISE 1 | 9071662 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 9 months | 2 | India | Open | |
| INAYAH THE EXPLORER | 9141649 | Tanzania | Sao Luis | Brazil | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia | Open | |
| SORMOVSKIY 121 | 8133578 | Belize | Poti | Georgia | 4 months | 12 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| RT 10 | 9119933 | Bolivia | Jebel Ali | UAE | 8 months | 16 | India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| HOUTAK | 8864440 | Iran | Khorramshahr | Iran | 10 months | 9 | India, iran | Open | |
| PHOSPHERUS NH | 9118795 | Belize | Suez | Egypt | 9 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| NURAY | 7520712 | Togo | Conakry | Guinea Conakry | 4 months | 10 | Lebanon, Syria | Open | |
| GAM EXPRESS | 8204119 | Unknown | Kavkaz | Russia | 2 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| MALA KADO | 9141912 | Guinea-Bissau | Suez South Anchorage | Egypt | 2 months | 15 | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkiye | Open | |
| HIMS 5 | 9821562 | Saudi Arabia | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 10 months | 14 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | Open | |
| PRADA | 9213301 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 24 | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan | Open | |
| VENUS J | 9146819 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Benghazi | Libya | 2 months | 22 | 22 | Open | |
| SISTER 12 | 9010010 | Comoros | Aden anchorage | Yemen | 12 months | 7 | Syria | Open | |
| VALANT | 9110444 | Comoros | 2 months | 19 | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |||
| HADI 48 | 9745457 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 18 | Ethopia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| SHIMA MARU | 9066186 | Malaysia | Kuching | Malaysia | 4 months | tbc | Myanmar | Open | |
| AMIR 2 | 9071167 | Tanzania | Salalah | Oman | 11 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 26 | 9563017 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 10 | Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| GSP FALCON | 8324579 | Panama | Tuzla | Turkiye | 8 months | 3 | Romania | Open | |
| TRITEX GLORY | 8356027 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 4 months | 16 | India | Open | |||
| GREEN LAND | 9246449 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Singapore | Singapore | 2 months | 28 | Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SAGAR VIJAY | 8401183 | India | Mumbai | India | 3 months | 115 | India | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 8207549 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | UAE | 13 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| SAI ARAMBH | 9115456 | Unknown | Al Hodeidah | Yemen | 4 months | 16 | India, Syria | Open | |
| SAN COSMAS | 9274343 | Eswatini | Kavkaz | Russia | 5 months | 18 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| NIBA | 9046784 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 25 | Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Khalid Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 10 | India, Myanmar | Open | |
| SEA TRUCK | 7611509 | Comoros | Safaga | Egypt | 5 months | 6 | Egypt | Open | |
| ARCHER | 8221789 | Unknown | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 13 months | 5 | India | Open | |
| JARDO | 6813370 | Croatia | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia | Open | |
| C3 MAGNAR | 9050620 | Panama | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia, Montenegro | Open | |
| APOLLO | 1011941 | Cayman Islands | Sibenik | Croatia | 8 months | 7 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| PASHA 9 | 9124885 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| KEVALAY QUEEN | 7205910 | Libya | Misurata | Libya | 6 months | 20 | India, Iran | Open | |
| NEPTUNE STAR 25 | 9136553 | Tanzania | Abu Qir | Egypt | 8 months | 30 | Bangladesh, India, Syria | Open | |
| STAR-1 | 8405012 | Panama | Sharjah Alpha | UAE | 3 months | 11 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| HADI 44 | 9690743 | Bahrain | Zuluf | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 16 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | Open | |
| HADI 24 | 9524138 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Georgia, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| HADI 34 | 8315449 | Bahrain | Dubai | UAE | 6 months | 3 | Egypt, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| EAGLE | 9486104 | Palau | Port Rashid | UAE | 3 months | 14 | India, Iran | Open | |
| HADI 54 | 9760964 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 9 | India, Indonesia, Tanzania | Open | |
| OCEAN CITRINE | 9626481 | India | Mumbai | India | 2 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| RAKAN 5 | 8922199 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 10 months | 20 | India, Syria | Open | |
| AVACHINSKY | 8138695 | Cameroon | Cape Town | South Africa | 8 months | 31 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OLUTORSKY | 8826151 | Cameroon | Cape Town | South Africa | 8 months | 30 | Angola, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| LY 7 | 8542200 | Sireea Leone | Pasir Gudang | Malaysia | 16 months | 5 | China | Open | |
| PARESH OMID | 8649175 | Iran | Kish | Iran | 10 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| SV CLOVER | 9124885 | Tanzania | Dijbouti | Dijbouti | 2 months | 19 | India, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 42 | 9662253 | Bahrain | Safaniya | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 13 | Azerbaijan (1), Egypt, India, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| HADI 27 | 9463827 | Bahrain | Tanaqib | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 22 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Myanmar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| JERBOA | 7026962 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 7 months | 12 | Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Philippines, Sudan | Open | |
| HADI 22 | 9392303 | Bahrain | Tanaqib | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Jordan Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| ADWAY | 9563081 | Palau | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 9 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| GAS MARTA | 9307748 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 22 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| BAY 10 | 9162760 | Tanzania | Suez | Egypt | 9 months | 18 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 21 | 9392298 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| LAMAR | 9124201 | Comoros | Hudaydah | Yemen | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 41 | 9684926 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 13 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Russia, Tanzania | Open | |
| BLACK LEOPARD | 9367097 | Palau | Dubai | UAE | 3 months | 14 | India, Iran | Open | |
| OCEAN SNIPER | 8714138 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 6 | Indonesia | Open | |
| OCEANIC 5000 | 9559145 | Barbados | Assaluyah | Iran | 4 months | 51 | India, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEAN EAGLE | 8714059 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| MLS SARATU | 9691852 | Singapore | Lagos | Nigeria | 6 months | 8 | Nigeria | Open | |
| ANADI | 9080871 | Palau | Hulumale | Maldives | 6 months | 9 | India | Open | |
| ABSOLUTE | 9561215 | Palau | Mina Saqr | UAE | 3 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| MED STAR | 8604345 | Morocco | Gibraltar | 2 months | 43 | Morocco | Open | ||
| DINA QUEEN | 8812954 | Comoros | Tewfiq | Egypt | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| SUNNY LISA | 7359278 | Cameroon | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 7 months | 8 | Ukraine | Open | |
| RAHIMA | 9072989 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Tuticorin | India | 7 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| HADI 37 | 9588110 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 16 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| FATMA EYLUL | 9297917 | Belize | Istanbul | Türkiye | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan, Türkiye | Open | |
| AVADH | 9564358 | Palau | Tuticorin | India | 10 months | 9 | India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| STAR-1 | 8405012 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 2 months | 17 | India, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| DTA 2 | 9208710 | UAE | Sharjah | UAE | 14 months | 5 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| PROFESOR MIKHAYLO ALEKANDROV | 9121118 | Unknown | Las Palmas | Spain | 5 months | 3 | Ukraine | Open | |
| HADI 52 | 9511894 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia | Open | |
| CIMARRON | 9255933 | Cameroon | Zhoushan | China | tbc | 29 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| CHI FU | 8990172 | Mongolia | Ningde | China | 5 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| YOUSSEF BEY | 9124029 | Belize | Damietta | Egypt | 2 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| ROYAL 1 | 9109005 | Comoros | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 18 | Egpyt, India, Syria | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 7027502 | UAE | Hamriya | UAE | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| OSCAR | 8213445 | Comoros | Hamriya | UAE | 5 months | 10 | India, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| PRINCE 4 | 8512865 | Comoros | Sharjah | UAE | 12 months | 21 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| SIAM | 8637031 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Red Sea | Eritrea | tbc | 32 | India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Phillipines, Romania, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| GAS ATHENA | 9267950 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 8 months | 16 | Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| MED SEA EAGLE | 8356443 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 5 months | 11 | Azerbajian, India, Russia | Open | |
| ARUN 5 | 8732001 | 8732001 | Kharg Island | Unknown | 10 months | 9 | Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| PINK | 9631149 | San Marino | Istanbul | Türkiye | 5 months | 11 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 10 months | 10 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PURAVALAN 1 | 9072989 | Palau | Male | Maldives | tbc | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SONA | 9005053 | Panama | Dubai | UAE | 7 months | 27 | India, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| CHUANG SHI | 8545654 | Unknown | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 4 months | 3 | Myanmar | Open | |
| FOURTHMAN | 9181508 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Lagos | Nigeria | 18 months | 18 | Vietnam | Open | |
| PLUTUS | 9132519 | Palau | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2.5 months | 23 | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Ukraine | Open | |
| GAS ZEUS | 9267962 | Panama | Assaluyeh | Iran | 5 months | 16 | Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| AMBAR | 9548770 | Palau | Jawaharlal | India | 3 months | 10 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| PSD 104 | 9191802 | Tanzania | Durban | South Africa | tbc | 8 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| HADI 51 | 9619581 | Bahrain | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 10 | India, Indonesia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| PRINCESS JESSICA | 8912467 | Unknown | Dakar | Senegal | 18 months | 4 | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria | Open | |
| MIAMI | 8119259 | Iran | Khorramshahr | Iran | 16 months | 11 | Eritrea, India, Iran | Open | |
| ARIANA | 9500132 | Panama | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 4 months | 21 | Yemen | Open | |
| TOMSON GAS | 8811766 | Panama | Hmariya | UAE | 5 months | 17 | India, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| ANTARCTIC DREAM | 5278432 | St Kitts & Nevis | Maldives | 2 months | 20 | Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka | Open | ||
| ZIRIS | 9804162 | St. Vincent & the Grenadines | Asaluyah | Iran | 3 months | 7 | Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Syris | Open | |
| OCEAN CENTURY | 9435650 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 10 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| SAMED | 9415375 | Panama | Assaluyeh | Iran | 5 months | 10 | Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines | Open | |
| ONDA | 8912467 | Guyana | Dakar | Senegal | 7 months | 4 | Cameroon, Lebanon, Nigeria, Syria | Open | |
| GLOBAL HAWK | 9422859 | Cook Islands | Suakin | Sudan | $40,880 | 12 | India | Open | |
| SEDRATA | 9557795 | Algeria | Antwerp | Belgium | 2 months | 16 | Algeria | Open | |
| MERMAID | 9330020 | St Kitts & Nevis | Al Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 20 | Georgia, India, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEAN EXPLORER | 9303637 | Panama | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 19 | Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Syria, Tanzania | Open | |
| ATLANTIC ENTERPRISE | 7202554 | Panama | Karachi OPL | Pakistan | tbc | 10 | Azerbaijan, Croatia, United Kingdom, Ukraine | Open | |
| FRIEND-3 | 9107253 | Comoros | King Abdullah | Saudi Arabia | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| BLUEFLOSS | 7419042 | Togo | Takoradi | Ghana | 33 months | 10 | Cuba, Ghana | Open | |
| KONYUI | Cameroon | Dakar | Senegal | 7 months | 9 | Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Sierra Leone, Ukraine | Open | ||
| AL WAKRA | 7715991 | Tanzania | Khalid Port | UAE | $72,000 | 14 | India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria | Open | |
| CUTETA | 8605935 | Angola | Dakar | Senegal | 12 months | 35 | Guinea Bissau, Angola, Cape Verde, Cuba | Open | |
| TIMGAD | 9697337 | Algeria | Ghent | Belgium | tbc | 20 | Algeria | Open | |
| SHETAB | 9208019 | Iran | Kish | Iran | 10 months | 7 | Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SAI ARAMBH | 9115456 | India | Colombo | Sri Lanka | tbc | 19 | India | Open |
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Abandoned Seafarers
Abandonment happens when shipowners refuse to accept their responsibilities to support the crews on their vessels.
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Criminalisation
Each country has its own legal system. What you might expect in your own country may not apply elsewhere.
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Wages
Your wage rates will depend on whether you are serving on a national flag vessel or a ship covered by an ITF agreement.
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